Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Rat's Nest - Chronicles of Collapse -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ron who wrote (5426)	2/9/2007 6:28:46 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 24212

My son called me this afternoon and turned me on to this show. dsc.discovery.com He said one guy built a hybrid diesel he ran at 144mph for 24 hours, at around 112 mpg. That's HOT. =============== Different car, from a different source Tech Watch: Diesel Redefined BY Emily Masamitsu Published in the December 2006 issue. FLYING MILE: The record-breaking diesel car went 350 mph for a mile, after being pushed from behind at 30 mph to hit First gear. Streaking across the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, the JCB Dieselmax didn't break the diesel land speed record of 236 mph — it destroyed it. The car hit 328 mph on its first run, and 350 mph on its second. "The goal was to set history in terms of diesel engines," says Tim Leverton, director of the Dieselmax project. "But it also gave us a lot of promotional opportunities." UK-based JCB was showcasing the car's two JCB444-LSR engines, modified versions of the model that's the core of the company's heavy machinery. One engine drove the front tires, and the other drove the rear. The engines' combined 7600 rpm sounds sluggish compared to a 19,000-rpm gas-burning Formula One race car, but the Dieselmax went nearly twice as fast as an F-1, with half the fuel consumption. FEATURE STATS DIESEL POWER The 30-ft.-long, 5952-pound car is powered by two 750-hp JCB444-LSR diesel engines, each providing up to 1105 lb.-ft. of torque. CRACK DRIVER Andy Green, the veteran driver behind the wheel, is also the current overall land speed record holder, having cracked the sound barrier in 1997. PURPOSE-BUILT The highly specialized Dieselmax has a tiny 2.38-gal. fuel tank, positioned directly behind the lightweight carbon-fiber cockpit. popularmechanics.com